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strategy and tactics
(Encyclopedia)strategy and tactics, in warfare, related terms referring, respectively, to large-scale and small-scale planning to achieve military success. Strategy may be defined as the general scheme of the condu...European Launcher Development Organization
(Encyclopedia)European Launcher Development Organization (ELDO): see European Space Agency. ...Agency for International Development
(Encyclopedia)Agency for International Development (AID), federal agency created (Sept., 1961) to consolidate U.S. nonmilitary foreign aid programs. Originally an agency in the State Department, it has been a compo...United Nations Development Program
(Encyclopedia)United Nations Development Program (UNDP), agency of the United Nations, established in 1965 to unify the operations of the Expanded Program of Technical Assistance and the United Nations Special Fund...Jutland, battle of
(Encyclopedia)Jutland, battle of, only major engagement between the British and German fleets in World War I. They met c.60 mi (100 km) west of the coast of Jutland. On May 31, 1916, a British squadron under Admira...guided missile
(Encyclopedia)guided missile, self-propelled, unmanned space or air vehicle carrying an explosive warhead. Its path can be adjusted during flight, either by automatic self-contained controls or remote human control...Emirates of the South, Federation of the
(Encyclopedia)Emirates of the South, Federation of the: see South Arabia, Federation of. ...Federation of the Emirates of the South
(Encyclopedia)Federation of the Emirates of the South: see South Arabia, Federation of. ...Bethmann-Hollweg, Theobald von
(Encyclopedia)Bethmann-Hollweg, Theobald von tāˈōbält fən bātˈmän-hôlˈvāk [key], 1856–1921, German chancellor. A career civil servant, he became minister of the interior (1905) and secretary of state (...Warner, John William III
(Encyclopedia) Warner, John William III, 1927-2021, U.S. politician, b. Washington, D.C., Washington and Lee Univ. (B.A., 1949), Univ. of Va. School of Law (J.D., 19...Browse by Subject
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